'In the raffle, if they call out ticket 315, chances are I'll have it, but in buff when they want blue.'

'Pelage color varies considerably, but is usually some shade of brown, gray, or buff.'

'Body fur may be black, brown, grey, buff, red, white or multi-coloured, with many varieties of face markings.'

A stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface.

'The buff coat was a standard piece of clothing for both the foot soldier and and the cavalryman. It offered moderate protection against blows from swords, but was ineffective against musket fire.'

'Men know him as a lonely figure riding of a morning through Rock Creek Park, wearing an immense sombrero, kid gloves, buff waistcoat and an old riding coat.'

A stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing.

'The method of manufacturing a resin filled board according to claim 3, wherein said surfaces of said conductive layer are mechanically polished using a buff.'

verb

Polish (something)

'Waxed surface may be buffed occasionally to restore shine.'

'Solvent removes dirt and old wax, and leaves a thin wax coating which must be buffed.'

'When I'm done I'll rub on a paste wax of some sort and buff the piece to a soft glow.'

'This surface is then buffed and polished with ever finer materials, like lambs wool, until the characteristic lustre is achieved.'

'Then, the blades are sintered at a temperature of over 1,000 degrees, surface finished, tumbled and buffed.'

'Their boots were buffed into black mirrors, the red bands around their caps looked like slashes of blood against the khaki.'

'The most beautiful was a series of small graphite paintings, buffed to a dull sheen that recalls the surfaces of ancient mirrors.'

'It must be thoroughly buffed, following directions on wax label.'

'It must have taken me about ten minutes to select my favourite - and by that time, the chatty beautician had filed and buffed my fingernails, ready for painting.'

'Underneath, an orange jumper, a light jacket with a peachy-orange check, an orange handkerchief tucked into his pocket and the shiniest light-tan leather shoes, buffed to mirrored perfection.'

'Processing can be carried out on full grain and buffed leather of any origin and on leather fibre materials.'

'The buffing operation also releases particulates, which may contain chromium. Leather tanning facilities, however, have not been viewed as sources of chromium emissions by the States in which they are located.'

Make (an element in a role-playing or video game) more powerful.

adjective

(of a person or their body) in good physical shape with well-developed muscles.

'Maybe on the thin side, but he was still a buff guy.'

'A large buff man sat by a table collecting money.'

'The lecturer is a buff guy in his mid-forties with a husky voice, and he's standing next to a blowup mattress.'

'Now, you can just go straight home - and still get a buff body even if you don't have a lot of time to spare.'